300 Jones Road Data Center, in order
What happened with this project, oldest first: the stages it reached, what the county and its cities decided, and every dated step on the record. Each entry links its source.
9 events, June 22, 2026 to October 20, 2026. Also on the record, under the month each belongs to: 24 lines that are not events of their own. The facts, newest first: the record; the place: South Carolina.
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2026 9 events
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stalled
Lighthouse Data Centers and Wharton Digital submitted an application on April 28, 2026 for a data center at 300 Jones Road in Spartanburg County, which was paused by the county's one year moratorium. [1]
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Also in June 2026: 1 line that is not an event of its own
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Decision · Spartanburg County (county)
Spartanburg County Council is planning a data center moratorium postandcourier.com (opens in a new tab)
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Decision · Spartanburg County (county)
Southern Environmental Law Center filed lawsuit July 6, 2026 on behalf of concerned citizens group challenging Spartanburg County land development classification myclintonnews.com (opens in a new tab)
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Decision · Spartanburg County (county)
Spartanburg County Council unanimously approved second reading of a moratorium ordinance on July 20, 2026 goupstate.com (opens in a new tab)
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Also in July 2026: 1 line that is not an event of its own
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Decision · Spartanburg County (county)
Lawsuit by Concerned Citizens of Spartanburg County and Southern Environmental Law Center challenges NorthMark's minor designation for a major land development project goupstate.com (opens in a new tab)
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Also in August 2026: 3 lines that are not events of their own
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Decision · Spartanburg County (county)
Spartanburg County Council delayed a final vote on the proposed moratorium on new data center development until September wyff4.com (opens in a new tab)
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Decision · Spartanburg County (county)
Board of Zoning Appeals cited non compliance items and the proposed Spartanburg County data center moratorium in denying the appeal wyff4.com (opens in a new tab)
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Decision · Spartanburg County (county)
Spartanburg County Board of Zoning Appeals denied the developer's appeal wyff4.com (opens in a new tab)
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Decision · Spartanburg County (county)
Spartanburg County Council held a lengthy and heated discussion about a proposed data center on September 9, 2026, with residents voicing concerns about public safety impacts. wspa.com (opens in a new tab)
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Decision · Spartanburg County (county)
Hearing held Thursday morning on whether to halt construction of Valara data center along South Pine Street; judge took issue under advisement. foxcarolina.com (opens in a new tab)
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Decision · Spartanburg County (county)
Spartanburg County Council held third and final reading on proposed one year moratorium on new data center projects foxcarolina.com (opens in a new tab)
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Decision · Spartanburg County (county)
Spartanburg County Council held special meeting on Monday to discuss data center projects and vote on countywide moratorium on new data center projects yahoo.com (opens in a new tab)
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Decision · Spartanburg County (county)
Spartanburg County Council approved a temporary one year moratorium for nearly all data center developments wyff4.com (opens in a new tab)
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Also in September 2026: 19 lines that are not events of their own
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Decision · Spartanburg County (county)
Spartanburg County Council considering one year moratorium on new data centers foxcarolina.com (opens in a new tab)
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Decision · Spartanburg County (county)
The potential one year data center moratorium is expected to return before Spartanburg County Council on September 21st wspa.com (opens in a new tab)
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Decision · Spartanburg County (county)
Council delayed a vote on the data center moratorium pending more information wspa.com (opens in a new tab)
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Decision · Spartanburg County (county)
Spartanburg County Council held a second special public safety committee hearing on a potential one year moratorium on new data center developments wspa.com (opens in a new tab)
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Decision · Spartanburg County (county)
Spartanburg County Council held a second hearing on the NorthMark Data Center proposal foxcarolina.com (opens in a new tab)
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Decision · Spartanburg County (county)
Committee held five hour meeting about a month ago with experts from power and water sectors and South Carolina Department of Environmental Services foxcarolina.com (opens in a new tab)
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Decision · Spartanburg County (county)
County Council moved through first two readings of proposed 12 month data center moratorium; moratorium currently in effect under pending ordinance doctrine; final vote expected later this month foxcarolina.com (opens in a new tab)
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Decision · Spartanburg County (county)
Spartanburg County Council Public Safety Committee holding second hearing on data centers Wednesday September 9 at 5:30 p.m. foxcarolina.com (opens in a new tab)
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Decision · Spartanburg County (county)
County planning and development staff denied proposed data center on Jones Road citing Unified Land Management Ordinance violations and noting inability to accept second application due to moratorium under consideration foxcarolina.com (opens in a new tab)
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Decision · Spartanburg County (county)
Residents stormed out during data center debate in Spartanburg County foxcarolina.com (opens in a new tab)
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Decision · Spartanburg County (county)
Spartanburg County Council held a special meeting on data center development wyff4.com (opens in a new tab)
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Decision · Spartanburg County (county)
Judge will decide later on request to halt Spartanburg data center construction foxcarolina.com (opens in a new tab)
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Decision · Spartanburg County (county)
Central legal issue is whether Valara project is classified as a major or minor development, which determines if approval requires public hearings. southcarolinapublicradio.org (opens in a new tab)
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Decision · Spartanburg County (county)
Spartanburg County Council expected to hold third and final vote on one year data center moratorium next week. foxcarolina.com (opens in a new tab)
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Decision · Spartanburg County (county)
Residents filed lawsuit asking court to declare Spartanburg County comply with its own land development ordinance and require Valara Holdings to obtain major land development permit. yahoo.com (opens in a new tab)
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Decision · Spartanburg County (county)
Hearing held in Spartanburg County Seventh Judicial Circuit Court to address lawsuit against Valara data center project on South Pine Street. yahoo.com (opens in a new tab)
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Decision · Spartanburg County (county)
Data centers of 65 megawatts or less can still build in Spartanburg County over the next year if located in established industrial parks or on former industrial sites, and cannot generate their own electricity except for emergency backup foxcarolina.com (opens in a new tab)
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Decision · Spartanburg County (county)
The moratorium exempts data centers that have already received county approval, including the Valara data center currently under construction foxcarolina.com (opens in a new tab)
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Decision · Spartanburg County (county)
Spartanburg County Council voted 5-1 to approve a one year freeze on new data centers larger than 65 megawatts foxcarolina.com (opens in a new tab)
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Spartanburg County Council approved a development agreement for Lightstone Group's 60 megawatt Jones Road data center on first reading and declined to advance NorthMark and AIB data centers pending compliance with newly corrected noise and light ordinances. postandcourier.com (opens in a new tab) query feed
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